• pray for the welfare of a friend or family member
• set up pictures of your family in your hotel room
• take a family hike
• learn something about a family member's special interest
• improve your family environment
• participate in a walkathon as a family
• have "real" conversations with family and friends
• put framed family pictures in all rooms of the house
• protect family heirlooms
• do a family or group art project
• preserve old family movies, slides, and photos
• surprise family members by putting a chocolate mint on each pillow
• give family members "kindness coupons" they can redeem for special favors
• spend today bringing happiness to your friends and family
• be patient with the finicky eater in your family
• pack a picnic and take your family on a trip to the country
• equip the family cars with first-aid kits
• include children in family activity decisions
• buy a box of Valentine's Day cards and use them throughout the year for your sweetheart and family
• have a family photo enlarged and send it to a grandparent
• plan your family
• share with your family the news of your life
• schedule a family reading hour
• protect your family
• give your teenager a calendar marked with family birthdays and anniversaries
• have a custom calendar made from family snapshots
• mail letters or cards to family members for no reason
• record an oral history of the family
• repair a damaged family heirloom
• ask a family member to pick a number from 1 to 10 and then deliver that many kisses
• plan next summer's family reunion
• make favorite foods for a family picnic
• arrange for a family conference call on a special day
• clean the house as a family
• don't criticize family or friends
• take a family bike ride
• store notes and memorabilia in a family "time capsule"
• invite a family member somewhere they've never been
• write a love letter to each member of your family
• give your in-laws framed photos of the family
• watch Saturday morning cartoons as a family
• arrange for your family to spend a day together: watch old movies, collaborate on the crossword puzzle, exchange stories, order in pizza
• specially decorate family birthday cakes
• wake up ten minutes before the rest of the family to practice some yoga
• buy from family farmers
• set up a family garage-cleaning session
• buy a back-saver snow shovel or a snowblower for the family member who clears the sidewalks
• round tables represent family harmony and equality
• practice your yoga routine while the rest of the family is watching television
• work as a team with your partner and family
• always be there for your family
• greet family with a kiss and a hug
• make "family time" each day
• strengthen family togetherness
• honor the specialness of family times spent together
• keep up the family traditions
• make sacrifices for the good of the family
• buy a pair of funny glasses for each member of your family
• have a weekly family-fun night
• a bowl of fruit offers continuous sustenance for you and your family
• take the family berry picking
• instead of exchanging family gifts, provide Christmas for a needy family
• make meals your family loves
• have fun with friends or family at least once a week
• think of things you can do to balance your work, leisure, and family life
• ask family members, sincerely, for their advice
• one day per month, have the family do kind and special things for one family member
• in family life, be completely present
• stay in contact with family and friends
• support your family; stand together
• free your weekends for your family if you are busy with work the rest of the week
• voraciously transform all of life, family, job, good and bad, everything, into dharma
• unplug the phone when it is family time
• tell your family if you feel under mental strain
• keep communication open with every member of your family
• sew up scented shoe pillows for family athletes
• call to tell your family if you are delayed or your plans change
• practice with the kids for a family-bonding yoga session
• create a vital documents "map" so you and everyone in the family can locate them
• use a secret "I love you" signal with family members
• eat together often as a family
• have faith - in yourself, your family, your friends, the world
• leave a love note for family members for each day you'll be away on a trip